{"product_id":"2940154058145","title":"A Fool's Journey: Book I, The Magician","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Fool’s Journey is a 21-part series of novelettes inspired by the Major Arcana of the Tarot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you believe in fate, you might say Benjamin Porter, the protagonist in A Fool’s Journey, is destined to play the role of the Fool. But he’s no court jester. He is a soul untethered by conventional boundaries and relationships, his journey through life is illustrative in purpose and curious by nature. With a perceptive, inquisitive approach, A Fool’s Journey is a postmodern bildungsroman that explores questions we all have through the eyes of a single, modern man. Connecting the ancient arts with the sensuality and violence of contemporary America, the story imagines a life well lived as a roadmap to a personal nirvana.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning in his teenage years, when his primary concerns are immediate and physical, Ben stumbles his way through the friendships, relationships, and setbacks that dot life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs an adult, he seeks influences that expand his knowledge and challenge the assumptions of his youth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs he reaches maturity, he seeks to understand the more significant meaning of existence. Is it spiritual or scientific in nature, or are we merely cogs in the spread of a deck of cards in a game of chance, entertaining beings in a world we influence but can never reach?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mark Pannebecker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47149896171760,"sku":"2940154058145","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940154058145_p0.jpg?v=1764063272","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940154058145","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}